How to Prevent AI From Causing an Economic Catastrophe
On Merryn Talks Money, Interactive Investor CEO Richard Wilson warns that state-initiated up-skilling programs are needed to protect livelihoods from AI.
Artificial intelligence is seen as a threat to as many as 3 million jobs in the UK alone, across sectors such as logistics, software development and customer service.
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In this episode of Merryn Talks Money, host Merryn Somerset Webb is joined by Bloomberg senior reporter John Stepek, author Dominic Frisby and Interactive Investor Chief Executive Officer Richard Wilson for a roundtable discussion at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The conversation takes place at Panmure House, the last home of economist and philosopher Adam Smith.